Wang Baoan

Wang Baoan (1963-) was Deputy Finance Minister of China from 2012 to April 2015 and head of the National Bureau of Statistics from April 2015 to January 2016.

Biography
Wang Baoan was born in 1962 in China and was appointed Deputy Finance Minister in 2012, holding the title until April 2015, when he was given the title of Head of the National Bureau of Statistics. On 26 January 2015 he held a media briefing reassuring investors that the depreciation of the Chinese yuan would have a limited effect on the economy, which would recover due to urbanization, consumption, and other positive factors. However, he was charged with breaching party discipline, and he was one of the highest-ranking officials to be investigated for corruption.